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©words & music by Alice Gerrard, Agate Hill Publishing BMI

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I was raised in the country, a dirt farmers child
Just a stop on the road to a dirt farmer’s wife
It was a world of never-ending hard work, til at night the tv
Changed my world to pretty ladies, easy riches, & dreams--

Still, it was hard to leave warm hearts & lovin’ behind
And mama & papa tried to smile as they cried
But the tv ladies all promise & guile
They beckoned to me & they smiled as they lied--

Cho:Sky over Michigan take me back home again
My soul is weary of my discontent
Let me rest my eyes, lift my spirit on high
Wipe the trouble from my mind you Michigan sky.

I traded quiet country evenings for bright city sounds
Hard work & worry for hard work & doubt
And this dirty old factory job in Detroit town is a far cry
From a glass slipper & a satin ball gown.

If wishes were dollars the tv ladies fine
Would work every day at my job on the line
And I’d catch one of those evening clouds & I’d just lay back & ride
& let the wind blow me home thru a Michigan sky. . .

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from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Alice Gerrard-lead vocal, guitar
Jeanie McLerie-low harmony vocal
Irene Herrmann-high harmony vocal, plucked cello

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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